Re-Mix seat breaks off at Ohio State Fair, hurling riders

The Re-Mix ride at the Ohio State Fair is expected to go through a thorough inspection Friday after the ride malfunctioned Thursday, injuring two men. The ride's two-seat car broke loose, flinging the men 15 feet before the car hit a wall. A broken weld apparently caused the car to come free from the arm of the ride.

RollerCoasterGod

Friday, August 16, 2002 4:58 AM

WOW I just rode that two days ago. Kinda of strange though that two incidents happened at the same place so close together, especially when I know the State Fair has a pretty strict ride inspection policy. I hope they get to the bottom of this.

wahoo skipper

p_c_r

Friday, August 16, 2002 8:41 AM

But people don't hold sandwiches together with carny rides, LOL. As someone who works in food service, I've heard nightmarish tales of people choking & doing damage inside because of splinters off of decorative toothpicks & the such. Straws are dangerous, too;).

RideMan

Friday, August 16, 2002 9:18 AM

I've seen the ride in question (ridden it, in fact) and I can tell you, even though it is a couple of years old, it looks immaculate. Wood takes good care of it and takes great pride in it. My understanding is that the manufacturer (since when is Tivoli UK an Italian company??) had no NDT requirements for the point of failure. The ride had no noticeable problems at the start of the day, but still sent a couple of seats flying through the air with the greatest of ease.

My question is, are they also taking a good close look at all of the Afterburner and Spin-Out rides that use the same seat and presumably a similar seat mount.......

Arrow Guy

Friday, August 16, 2002 1:25 PM

Dave, I would hope so! Not the best season for the fair considering the ride that bit the dust (pun intended) during tranport, and the bungee cables snapping (which isn't as horrific, but gives the press fuel for the fire nonetheless). Good thing I went the first weekend instead of the normal 3rd. I love(d) this ride! ------------- Brad Sherman "Well sir, there's nothin' on earth like a genuine bona fide electrified 6-car Monorail!" Model coasters and rides

intaminfreak

SixFlags9591

Acuualy it is a KMG ride its just contracted out to Tivoli to manufacture the north american product line. MUCH LIKE Am-Tech sells the product here in north america (on an agent basis)

and to behonest because rides go up and come down on a regular basis on a traveling carnival you have a better shot haven an accident at an amusement park then a carnival that moves. and because of the fact that rides go up and down and be put together and taken apart you can see any VISABLE problems much better then a ride that never gets taken apart in a park at all. PLUS reglated state/fedral (depending opon were you live, every state is differnt) inspections are done on a set up basis everytime a ride goes together and WILL NOT OPEN to the public untill after it has been permitted.

in this case were it being an inside box weld that broke loose you wouldent see it or notice it at all.

SaraAB

Saturday, August 17, 2002 6:37 PM

oh i c, some articles i read are saying tivoli is the actual manufacturer of the re-mix, yeah i know carnival rides are safer due to the taking apart of the rides, i think carnival rides have much more strict regulation on them in most states than do fixed park rides as well, and besides, its cheaper (for here anyways) to go to the fair/carnival than it is to go to six flags!

stoogemanmoe

Sunday, August 18, 2002 5:36 PM

Hmmm... being a welder, I can attest to the fact that an inside box weld ( if not welded with the piece being welded hot enough will break over a period of time and weight as opposed to technique used to make the weld). I have seen working in the industrial fan industry 72" fan wheels shatter at 40 rpms that had poor tecnique in the way the weld was welded. Bottom line is why wasn't a fillet weld with 2 other fillet welds used in conjunction with each other? Also, during the inspection process, why weren't these important welds checked? Surely, the manufacturer knew these welds could go thru stress fractures very easily.

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